Repository:
University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections

Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Abstract: The collection contains files of Frances B. McAllister, arranged into two series: Series I: the Center for the Study of Democratic
Institutions (CSDI) and Series II: the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

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The collection contains files of Frances B. McAllister, arranged into two series: Series I: the Center for the Study of Democratic
Institutions (CSDI) and Series II: the International Ocean Institute (IOI).

McAllister was a board member of CSDI and the files include board correspondence and minutes, reports and recommendations
to the board, current and pending activities, dialogue discussion papers, financial reports, Pacem in Maribus I-VI, Pacem
in Terris I-IV, press releases, publicity, reorganization and relocation proposals, and other materials relating to CSDI programs
and administration.

McAllister also was president of the Friends of the International Ocean Institute, which supported programs and events of
the International Ocean Institute (IOI). IOI was founded by Elisabeth Mann Borgese, who helped organize Pacem in Maribus
conferences. Files include bulletins and reports, correspondence, Friends correspondence, documents and records, and Planning
Council correspondence and event materials.

McAllister lived in Flagstaff, AZ for many years and gave her papers to Northern Arizona University in 1981. She died in
Flagstaff on Aug. 3, 2008 at age 97. Northern Arizona University transferred the papers to UCSB in 2011, where they reside
with other collections relating to CSDI and its leaders.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

McAllister, Frances B.

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions.

International Ocean Institute

Related Collections

At UCSB Special Collections:

Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions [CSDI] Collection, 1950-1991 [bulk dates 1961-1987]. Records of the internationally renowned Santa Barbara-based think tank, emphasizing issues such as education, freedom of
the press, international relations, public policy, religion, and science and technology in modern society. Included are materials
relating to CSDI leaders such as Frank K. Kelly. (Mss 18).